Black-tailed Native-hen
Profile
Black-tailed Native-hen
Head
| Black-tailed Native-hen Profile | | Black-tailed Native-hen Head | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | |||
| Order: | Cranes (Gruiformes) | ||||
| Family: | Rails (Rallidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Black-tailed Native-hen (Tribonyx ventralis) | ||||
| This Photo: | Anterior | ||||
| Synonym: | Gallinula ventralis | ||||
Thank you Stephen Cox for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland and possibly elsewhere A dusky coloured, large bird, with a black tail that pops up if they feel threatened. Their beak is pale green on top and orange under. Legs are pale red to orange. | |||||
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